improvise
[verb]
Synonyms:
- extemporize, ad-lib, busk, invent, play it by ear (informal), speak off the cuff (informal), wing it (informal)
- concoct, contrive, devise, throw together

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Related Words: concoct, contrive, devise, invent

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

im‧pro‧vise /ˈɪmprəvaɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: improviser, from Italian, from improvviso 'sudden']

1. to do something without any preparation, because you are forced to do this by unexpected events:
I forgot to bring my notes, so I had to improvise.

2. to make something by using whatever you can find because you do not have the equipment or materials that you need:
There were no nappies, so we had to improvise with what we could find.
Annie improvised a sandpit for the children.

3. to invent music, words, a statement etc from your imagination, rather than planning or preparing it first:
I just started playing, and the other guys started improvising around me.
an improvised sketch
—improvisation /ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ɪmˌprɑːvə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

improvise
verb
ADV. hastily We hastily improvised a screen out of an old blanket.
VERB + IMPROVISE have to There isn't much equipment. We're going to have to improvise.

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